dumping-ground

[ duhm-ping-ground ]

/ ˈdʌm pɪŋˌgraʊnd /

Origin of dumping-ground

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

America long remained a dumping-ground for nearly all the nations of the world having an excess of population.

As A Chinaman Saw Us |Anonymous
This country must not be made the dumping-ground for foreign vagabondism.

Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z |Various
A “dump” or “dumping-ground” is thus the place where such waste material is deposited.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 |Various
Frost was the agent, ice was his delver, water his carrier, and the basin of Lake Ontario his dumping-ground.

The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts |George W. Holley

They were in the crew that went out that day to the dumping-ground, far outside the harbor.

Children of the Tenements |Jacob A. Riis